caa a22 4500 606185879 CHVBK 20210128100833.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-015-3552-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-015-3552-6 Clinical and allergic sensitization characteristics of allergic rhinitis among the elderly population in Istanbul, Turkey [Elektronische Daten] [Ayse Ozturk, Leyla Ozyigit, Merve Olmez] Prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in elderly population in Turkey is not known. Studies on the prevalence and features of allergy in older adults are needed to identify safe and effective diagnostic/therapeutic methods for elderly AR patients. We aimed to identify the clinical and allergic characteristics of sensitization to aeroallergens among individuals aged ≥60years with allergic rhinitis admitted to an allergy outpatient clinic in Istanbul. Of 109 patients, 33.9% were atopic. Sixty-five percent of subjects were sensitized to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, 17% to a grass-pollen mixture, 8% to Aspergillus fumigatus, and 8% to Blattella germanica. There was no difference between mono- and polysensitized patients in terms of the duration of rhinitis and symptom severity. No significant difference was observed between the two groups according to age, sex, smoking status, AR onset (<40 or ≥40years), or duration/severity of disease. There was no significant difference between the two groups in the prevalence of asthma and conjunctivitis, (p=0.256). Atopic dermatitis/eczema was more prevalent in those with AR (p=0.046). Clinical characteristics of AR in the elderly could be different from those in non-allergic patients, and the prevalence of allergy may be higher than expected. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Allergic rhinitis nationallicence Atopy nationallicence Elderly nationallicence Atopic dermatitis/eczema nationallicence Ozturk Ayse Allergy and Immunology Department, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut Ozyigit Leyla Allergy and Immunology Department, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey aut Olmez Merve Internal Medicine Department, Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/4(2015-04-01), 1033-1035 0937-4477 272:4<1033 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3552-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3552-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ozturk Ayse Allergy and Immunology Department, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ozyigit Leyla Allergy and Immunology Department, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Olmez Merve Internal Medicine Department, Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/4(2015-04-01), 1033-1035 0937-4477 272:4<1033 2015 272 405